GLAAD Champions Young Queer Folks Who Are Changing Media

A day before the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York, the organization hosted the Rising Stars Luncheon last Friday, a more intimate event to celebrate a program that supports the next generation of LGBTQ+ media leaders. Appropriately, the occasion featured many up-and-coming media personalities, including Younger star and author Nico Tortorella who served as host, along with Ellie Desautels and Auli’i Cravalho from NBC’s Rise, as well as Joshua Rush from Disney Channel’s Andi Mack.

Many of the attendees posed for cute portraits for them. on their way to the event. Check out some of our favorites, shot by Hunter Abrams.

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